US Patent Issued to VANTHUS TECHNOLOGIES on Aug. 4 for "Compressed expandable floral arrangement mechanics and methods" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,848, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to VANTHUS TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Sudbury, Mass.).

"Compressed expandable floral arrangement mechanics and methods" was invented by Juan Carlos Van Dijk (Sudbury, Mass.) and Kirsten Van Dijk (Sudbury, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floral arrangement product includes a pouch comprising a membrane, and an expandable medium in a compressed state contained within the pouch. The expandable medium expands upon hydration and fills the pouch, and the membrane has an interface for inserting plants and/or flower stems into the expandable medium."

The patent was filed on Aug. 17, 2022, under Application N...